Ramp it Up

The Institute of Texas Cultures opens its new exhibit about skateboarding and American Indians.

November 11, 2013 9:20 AM

Photo: Courtesy Brandon Flyg/Smithsonian’s National Museum of

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Martin Aguilar performs a "frontside boneless" maneuver in this photo for "Ramp it Up: Texas Style," an accompanying exhibit to "Ramp it Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America," a traveling exhibit by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian that runs Nov. 2, 2013 - Jan. 5, 2014 at the ITC. less

Martin Aguilar performs a "frontside boneless" maneuver in this photo for "Ramp it Up: Texas Style," an accompanying exhibit to "Ramp it Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America," a traveling exhibit by the ... more

Rye Beres performs a "boneless" in this photo for "Ramp it Up: Texas Style," an accompanying exhibit to "Ramp it Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America," a traveling exhibit by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian that runs Nov. 2, 2013 - Jan. 5, 2014. less

Rye Beres performs a "boneless" in this photo for "Ramp it Up: Texas Style," an accompanying exhibit to "Ramp it Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America," a traveling exhibit by the Smithsonian's National ... more

Bryant Chapo (Navajo), Minneapolis, Minn., 2007. The photo is part of "Ramp it Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America," a traveling exhibit by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. "Ramp it Up" runs Nov. 2, 2013 - Jan. 5, 2014 at the Institute of Texan Cultures. less

Bryant Chapo (Navajo), Minneapolis, Minn., 2007. The photo is part of "Ramp it Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America," a traveling exhibit by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. "Ramp ... more

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photo: BOB OWEN, San Antonio Express-News

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Photo-5447676.73823 - seattlepi.com

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Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photo: BOB OWEN, San Antonio Express-News

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Photo-5447679.73823 - seattlepi.com

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Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photo: BOB OWEN, San Antonio Express-News

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Photo-5447680.73823 - seattlepi.com

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Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photo: BOB OWEN, San Antonio Express-News

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Photo-5447678.73823 - seattlepi.com

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Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photo: BOB OWEN, San Antonio Express-News

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Photo-5447677.73823 - seattlepi.com

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Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photo: BOB OWEN, San Antonio Express-News

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Photo-5447681.73823 - seattlepi.com

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Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Photo: BOB OWEN, San Antonio Express-News

Photos from the exhibit Ramp it Up at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Photo-5447688.73823 - seattlepi.com

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Decks left to right, Spirit Feather by Traci Rabbit for Native Skates, Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer by Joe Yazzie for Native Skates and Legacy by Bunky Echo-Hawk for Native Skates. Ramp it Up, a Smithsonian traveling exhibit highlights Native American and Native Hawaiian skateboarding culture. less

Decks left to right, Spirit Feather by Traci Rabbit for Native Skates, Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer by Joe Yazzie for Native Skates and Legacy by Bunky Echo-Hawk for Native Skates. Ramp it Up, a Smithsonian ... more